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Tremont, Maine
Tremont Town Office
Tremont Town Office
Official seal of Tremont, Maine
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Tremont, Maine is located in Maine
Tremont, Maine
Tremont, Maine
Location in Maine
Tremont, Maine is located in the United States
Tremont, Maine
Tremont, Maine
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Maine
County Hancock
Settled 1762
Incorporated June 3, 1848
Villages Tremont
Bass Harbor
Bernard
Center
Richtown
Seal Cove
West Tremont
Government
 • Type Board of Selectmen, Town Manager
Area
 • Total 52.36 sq mi (135.61 km2)
 • Land 16.83 sq mi (43.59 km2)
 • Water 35.53 sq mi (92.02 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,544
 • Density 92/sq mi (35.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
04653 (Bass Harbor), 04612 (Bernard and West Tremont), 04674 (Seal Cove)
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-77345
GNIS feature ID 0582767
Website http://tremont.maine.gov/

Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, known to locals as "the quiet side."

Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor (or McKinley), Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove and West Tremont. Part of Acadia National Park lies within the town. Bass Harbor is the terminus for the Swan's Island ferry and the Frenchboro ferry. The population was 1,544 at the 2020 census.

History

Settled in 1762, it was incorporated on June 3, 1848 as Mansel, the name given the island by John Winthrop's company of emigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Two months later, on August 8 it was renamed Tremont, which means "three mountains" in French. By 1880, when the population was 2,011, the town had a sawmill, shipyard, gristmill, shingle mill and brickyard. Fishing and fish curing were the principal industries. Today, tourism is important to the economy.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.36 square miles (135.61 km2), of which 16.83 square miles (43.59 km2) is land and 35.53 square miles (92.02 km2) is water. Located on southwestern Mount Desert Island, Tremont is beside Blue Hill Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The town is crossed by state routes 102 and 102A. It borders the towns of Mount Desert to the north and Southwest Harbor to the east.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1850 1,425
1860 1,768 24.1%
1870 1,822 3.1%
1880 2,011 10.4%
1890 2,036 1.2%
1900 2,010 −1.3%
1910 1,116 −44.5%
1920 1,029 −7.8%
1930 954 −7.3%
1940 1,118 17.2%
1950 1,115 −0.3%
1960 1,044 −6.4%
1970 1,003 −3.9%
1980 1,222 21.8%
1990 1,324 8.3%
2000 1,529 15.5%
2010 1,563 2.2%
2020 1,544 −1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,563 people, 723 households, and 440 families living in the town. The population density was 92.9 inhabitants per square mile (35.9/km2). There were 1,260 housing units at an average density of 74.9 per square mile (28.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 723 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.63.

The median age in the town was 48.5 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.3% were from 25 to 44; 38.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

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Education

Tremont has one school, Tremont Consolidated School, located in Bass Harbor. The school educates students in kindergarten through eighth grade. High school students attend Mount Desert Island High School in the town of Mount Desert.

Notable people

  • John F. Bickford, Civil War-era Medal of Honor recipient
  • Elaine Guthrie Lorillard, musician
  • Eleanor Mayo, writer, politician
  • Ruth Moore, author

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